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☆ Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Many states subsidize golf courses with low property taxes, so non-golfers are footing the bill. David Madison/Getty ImagesUrban golf courses also cost taxpayers — even those who don't play — a lot of money. Proponents of retrofitting courses note that reducing the number of golf courses would help boost revenue for courses that do survive. "But then on the flip side, we have these public golf courses that are just these almost vacuous spaces that are quite underutilized." He noted that projects that just involve turning golf courses into parks are often most palatable to neighbors.

Persons: —, they'd, Franciscans who'd, Zach Klein, VDERHLrowD, David Madison, it's, Malcolm Gladwell, Scottie Scheffler, Richard Heathcote, Mitchell Reardon, htpq6Uqx8q — Cork Gaines, Ray Delahanty, Jennifer Keesmaat, Keesmaat, Don, RENE JOHNSTON, Charlie McCabe, he's, Former California Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, McCabe, Reardon Organizations: Urban, Service, Franciscans, Olympic, Getty, Los Angeles Country Club, United, 123rd U.S, YouTube, Center, City, Trust, Public, Denver, Council, Democrat Locations: Presidio, U.S, San Francisco , California, California, San Francisco's, Golden, Beverly Hills, United States, Los Angeles , California, Cities, Florida, Toronto, haven't, Don Valley, Toronto , Ontario, New Orleans, Former California, Los Angeles County

☆ Founders Fund backed Jennifer Campbell's startup before she sold it to Coinbase for millions. Now she's looking to 'harpoon' a startup 'whale' as the firm's newest partner.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jennifer Campbell left Coinbase to become a partner at Founders Fund. Before Founders Fund, Campbell built and sold a crypto prime brokerage startup. Before Campbell invested at Founders Fund, she got funded by them. Before long, she caught the attention of several funds, including her former backers at Founders Fund, circling the same deals. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I felt like I always knew I wanted to come back to Founders Fund," Campbell said.

Persons: Jennifer Campbell, Coinbase, Campbell, —, let's, Fund's, Erin Gleason Organizations: Founders Fund, Fund, Service, SpaceX, Quiet Locations: San Francisco's Presidio, Coinbase, OpenAI

☆ The tax-extension deadline is Oct. 16. Here are 3 things to know if you still haven't filed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DjelicS | GettyIf you filed a tax extension for more time on your 2022 return, the deadline is fast approaching. The federal tax-extension deadline on Oct. 16 is the last chance to avoid a late filing penalty, according to the IRS. Here are three things to know if you still haven't filed your 2022 return, according to financial experts. The failure-to-file penalty is 5% of unpaid taxes for each month or part of month until filing, capped at 25%, she said. You may be eligible for IRS Free FileRoughly 70% of taxpayers qualify for IRS Free File but only 2% used it during the 2022 filing season, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate.

Persons: Chris Cybulski, Kassi, Judy Brown Organizations: Financial, Artica Financial Services, IRS, National Taxpayer, SC, H, Washington and, CNBC, Scott Bishop, Presidio Wealth Partners Locations: Austin , Texas, manila, Anchorage , Alaska, Washington, Washington and Baltimore, Houston

☆ Cheese full of cocaine seized by customs and border officials at Texas border
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

An X-ray scan of the cheese revealed “anomalies,” which upon further inspection turned out to be 17.8 pounds of cocaine concealed inside the wheels, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. Officials seized the drugs and the truck. “The thorough and extensive inspections performed by CBP officers stopped this unusual drug load from reaching its intended destination.”U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized wheels of cheese filled with cocaine at the Texas border. Customs officers in El Paso seized 146 pounds of cocaine hidden in an ice cream maker last month. Combined by weight, seizures of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and marijuana increased 7% from May to June, according to Customs and Border Protection.

Persons: ” Daniel Mercado, John F Organizations: CNN, Presidio Port, Protection, Customs, CBP, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, New York, Kennedy International Locations: Mexico, Presidio, Texas, U.S, El Paso, New

SAN FRANCISCO, July 8 (Reuters) - Venture capital firm Headline used to be in one of San Francisco's most eye-catching skyscrapers: the pyramidal Transamerica building that has defined the skyline for decades. Venture capital firms are increasingly joining retailers and other businesses in finding homes outside downtown San Francisco. [1/5]People enjoy the afternoon in Presidio, a former military base-turned-national park in San Francisco California, U.S., July 7, 2023. They're actually really excited," said Eurie Kim, whose venture firm Forerunner left downtown for the Presidio in early 2022. "Mayor Breed continues to implement strategic initiatives to help stabilize existing businesses and recruit new ones as part of her Roadmap to Downtown San Francisco's Future plan.

Persons: Mathias Schilling, Schilling, Rex Salisbury, Carlos Barria, They're, Eurie Kim, CBRE, Lisa Petrie, Jon Rehagen, Molly Martell, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Breed, Colin Yasukochi, Krystal Hu, Peter Henderson, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: FRANCISCO, Venture, Employees, Presidio, Westfield, San, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Letterman, Cambrian Venture, San Francisco Bay Area, REUTERS, Presidio Trust, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Family Museum, Catalyst, Brand, San Francisco Mayor London, Downtown San, CBRE's Tech, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, Presidio, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco's, There's, Sand, Silicon Valley, South, downtown San Francisco, San Francisco California, U.S, Marin, San Francisco ., South Park, Downtown

☆ There's a big venture capital funding downturn — except for this one set of investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Venture capital funding into startups has drastically slowed. Corporate venture capital grew in 2022 and looks to grow again in 2023, bucking the broader downturn. Continuing a pullback in funding activity in 2022, venture capital into European startups fell by 32.1% in Q1 of 2023, per Pitchbook data. Faced with the prospect of raising down rounds at slashed valuations, startups are turning to an alternative mode of funding — corporate venture capitalists. A corporate venture capital firm, or CVC, is the investing arm of a specific business.

Persons: Ekaterina Almasque, Almasque, Sabrina Maniscalco, Luis Valente, Valente, iLoF, Charlie Bullock Organizations: Corporate, GV, Google, Catalyst, Catalyst Fund, Presidio Ventures, Japan's Sumitomo Corporation, Microsoft, OSRAM Ventures

☆ His Mission: Turn a Colorless Living Room Into a Space That Would ‘Wow’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Laura Hine | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

“When they bought the house, it was all grays and whites,” says Jeff Schlarb, the designer who recently transformed this family home in the Presidio Terrace neighborhood of San Francisco. The homeowners, who are in their 40s and often host events to support a variety of mental-health organizations, wanted their house to have personality. Mr. Schlarb, founder of Bay Area-based Jeff Schlarb Design Studio, really went for it in the living room, utilizing a wide range of patterns and textures.

☆ A mother was raising her son in a city she loved. Then San Francisco changed and stole her boy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Sara Sidner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And her son got caught up in a scene you can almost not avoid in the city: the drug scene. “When I got out of the BART station, the first thing that I was asked is if I wanted to buy drugs,” Tilghman said. “All the tents started going up in the city,” Tilghman said. “What makes me sad is that I see my son’s face in everybody’s faces … out on the streets,” Tilghman said. The Tenderloin Linkage Center, which was later renamed to just the Tenderloin Center, closed last December.

☆ $3.2 Million Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It is a few blocks from Lombard Street and a stretch of Union Street with an Equinox gym, coffee shops and restaurants housed in early 20th-century buildings with ornate facades. This neighborhood is about a half-hour ride on public transit from the Civic Center and Sausalito, across the Bay. San Francisco International Airport is a 40-minute drive, traffic permitting. Size: 2,400 square feetPrice per square foot: $1,331Indoors: Stairs lead up from the street to the building’s blue front door, which opens into a stair hall. It connects to a windowed kitchen with white cabinetry and stainless steel appliances, including a Wolf range.

☆ A 27-year-old professional athlete landed a gig at Benchmark. Here's how she's balancing a Nike sponsorship, elite running, and working at the VC powerhouse.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Vanessa Fraser is a professional runner sponsored by Nike. As a professional runner for Nike, she's stared down American records, competed at national championships, and raced to make Olympic teams. These days, she's bringing that intensity off the track and into the world of venture capital. So when the call came from a recruiter working with Benchmark, Fraser was open to listening. In some ways, stepping back from full-time professional running and adding variety to her days have made Fraser an even better athlete, she said.

☆ Tuesday Morning says it wants to close 265 stores as part of its bankruptcy filing. See if your local store is on the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

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☆ SINAI Technologies raises $22 mln backed by Energize Ventures
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Juliette Portala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies SINAI helps companies cut emissions and reallocate capitalArcelorMittal, Natura, Toshiba, Siemens among SINAI customersPresidio Ventures, NEC Translink Capital take part in roundSept 27 (Reuters) - U.S.-based SINAI Technologies, which produces technology to help companies measure carbon emissions and recommends ways of mitigating them, has raised $22 million from investors including Energize Ventures to fund growth, it said on Tuesday. "But it's ultimately up to the (companies) to decide where they are going to invest." Eileen Waris, principal at Energize Ventures, said that SINAI had cut through a climate space which could be considered as "crowded" by early-stage companies. "I have no doubt they will make it to the next round of funding," she stated. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Juliette Portala ; Editing by Carolyn Cohn and Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The night the Lord of the Skies got away
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-22 | by ( Noah Hurowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +38 min

It was May 1985, and Ramirez had only been with the Border Patrol for two and a half years. But he also knew that at the end of that road, just before the international port of entry, was a Border Patrol station. The Lord of the SkiesWithin a decade of that traffic stop, Amado would be the most significant drug trafficker in Mexico. It's the border," Ford told me recently when I reached him by phone. Ford and Amado didn't make a deal that night, but Ford said they agreed to "something tentative."

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